Every observed key on a time axis, grouped by
(role, algorithm), with phase-coloured bars
(pre-publication / published / active / retired / removed). A
thin DS overlay stripe above each KSK row shows when the
parent-side chain of trust was actually complete, which is
often when the interesting DNSSEC stories happen. If two
algorithms are simultaneously active, the overlap region is
highlighted behind their bars.
Calendar view
Monthly calendars covering the reported window. Each day is
shaded by the number of events observed and carries a coloured
dot for every event source that fired that day. Hover any day
for the count and a sample of the events (live UI only).
Events observed via live DNS queries and reported by
rndc dnssec -status. Dots are coloured by
source, stacked to avoid overlap, and the significant
transitions are labelled inline.
File event timeline
Changes observed directly on disk — every modification to a
K*.state or K*.key file. Paired with
the DNS timeline above, divergence between the two channels is
usually where the interesting DNSSEC bugs live.
State machine timeline
Colour bars show each key's state-machine value over the window.
Separate lanes for GoalState, DNSKEYState,
KRRSIGState, ZRRSIGState, and
DSState. The rndc view is drawn below from
rndc dnssec -status; discrepancies between the two
are where bugs and BIND quirks usually live.
BIND's view (rndc dnssec -status)
Chronological event log
2026-04-11
Time
Source
Key
Type
Summary
11:03:18Z
key
KSK 28870
key_file_observed
new K*.key for ltfiend.org KSK tag=28870
11:03:18Z
key
ZSK 22183
key_file_observed
new K*.key for ltfiend.org ZSK tag=22183
11:03:18Z
key
ZSK 731
key_file_observed
new K*.key for ltfiend.org ZSK tag=731
11:03:19Z
dns
22183
dns_dnskey_appeared_at_zone
DNSKEY (key tag 22183) appeared at zone for ltfiend.org
11:03:19Z
dns
731
dns_dnskey_appeared_at_zone
DNSKEY (key tag 731) appeared at zone for ltfiend.org
11:03:19Z
dns
28870
dns_dnskey_appeared_at_zone
DNSKEY (key tag 28870) appeared at zone for ltfiend.org
11:03:19Z
dns
dns_soa_appeared_at_zone
SOA observed at zone for ltfiend.org (serial 82)
11:03:19Z
dns
28870
dns_ds_appeared_at_parent
DS (key tag 28870) appeared at parent for ltfiend.org
11:03:19Z
rndc
rndc_first_observation
ltfiend.org: observed 0 key(s) via rndc
13:03:18Z
dns
28870
dns_rrsig_appeared_at_zone
RRSIG over DNSKEY (key tag 28870) appeared at zone for ltfiend.org
13:03:18Z
dns
731
dns_rrsig_appeared_at_zone
RRSIG over SOA (key tag 731) appeared at zone for ltfiend.org
Per-key breakdown
For every observed key: the current K*.key timings
and K*.state fields captured at report time, plus a
calendar and split DNS / File timelines limited to that key's
events. KSKs naturally show their DS lifecycle at the parent
because DS events are tagged by key tag at emit time.
KSK · tag 28870
Algorithm: 13 ·
Key id: Kltfiend.org.+013+28870 ·
First seen: 2026-04-11T11:03:18Z